THE BITTERS: "East General" (87/100)
Defending TORO Y MOI’s “Causers of This” Against Pitchfork’s 7.6 and Pitchfork’s Diss After Diss -
I have to speak up only because I know how much influence Pitchfork has and I don’t want anyone who reads Right Hear to sleep on this shit just because Pitchfork dissed it.
WAVVES @ Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn) (2/16/10) -
WAVVES introduced new material. Obviously it was good.
DIE ANTWOORD: "$0$" (84/100) -
$0$ is stunning. It’s so surprising that such great hip-hop would come from what is essentially an amazing comedy act. It’s clear that the production from South Africa is behind the times, sounding more at times like late 90s techno and house than anything in the new America hip-hop community. But the new hip-hop community either sucks or is incarcerated, so that $0$ brings a different sound to the genre is actually a great thing, and maybe it’s what rap needs.